Week 6 – Top 5 Ways You Can Help Cohort #2 This Week

No one starts a company with the goal of mediocrity.
Week 5 – Top 5 Ways You Can Help Cohort #2 This Week

We’re kicking off a new series on how YOU can help the accelerator companies.
Member Spotlight: Eagle Speak

Eagle Speak was one of four companies featured in the first cohort of The eFactory’s Accelerator program. Since completing the program, the team has aggressively worked to expand the Eagle Speak platform and grow their user base. To refresh our memories, Eagle Speak is a desktop communication and collaboration platform unlike anything currently on the […]
Futures Made of Virtual Reality

Charlie Rosenbury of SELF Interactive recently gave a presentation during The eFactory’s Lunch and Learn series over Virtual and Augmented Reality and its current and potential impact on business today. He has tasked himself with the mission of “spreading the VR/AR Gospel.” He started the presentation going over the current VR/AR options available to consumers […]
Member Spotlight: Beyond Creative

Founded three and a half years ago by Adam Devizia and David Messner, Beyond Creative is making waves in the Springfield community. Their story starts like any other humble start up: working out of backpacks and laptops in and out of coffee shops. It wasn’t until a run in with a client of theirs that […]
The eFactory Partners with CoxHealth on Second CoxHealth Innovation Accelerator

Media opportunity: Come watch the CoxHealth Innovation Accelerator in action on Tuesday, Jan. 24 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. (while teams develop their ideas) at The eFactory. Please call 417-813-8915 if you plan to attend. CoxHealth leadership will be available for interviews. In 2016, the first CoxHealth Innovation Accelerator brought 50 employees – from […]
Introducing The eFactory Accelerator Cohort #2

We’re excited to announce the companies in Cohort #2 in The eFactory Accelerator that will begin February 6th. Apt Crowd (Founder – Chad Boschert) is a solution focused text analytics company targeting engineering technical communities. They apply advanced text analytics algorithms that improve Q&A forum outcomes by connecting users with quicker answers, expert users, and […]
Introducing Rosie
We are excited to announce the launch of Rosie! We’re partnering with The Network on this initiative to help support, assist and serve as an advocate network for current and prospective female founders, business owners and leaders in the Greater Springfield area. The goal of Rosie is to help connect, partner, collaborate and continue to increase the […]
Member Spotlight: Wide Open Networks

BREAKING NEWS: The Internet is a big deal. Alright, this isn’t necessarily breaking news (unless you’ve been living in a bunker for the past 20 years à la Kimmy Schmidt), but it doesn’t make it less true. Matthew Thomas and Cameron Rose are making ripples in the Downtown Springfield community with their company, Wide Open […]
Introducing The eFactory Accelerator Cohort #1

We’re excited to announce the companies in The eFactory Accelerator Cohort #1! Meet The Daily Scholar, Eagle Speak, MOFIN Labs and ShopZeely. The Daily Scholar is a comprehensive publication cloud-based software solution for education, businesses and professionals. Eagle Speak is a unique communication platform for businesses and teams. Unlike most communication applications, it runs behind the scenes, […]